sad news; news of a death; death notice
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
one way or the other; either way
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
jumping about; rampancy; domination
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to dry up completely; to become stale
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
first generation; founder
to feel a chill run down one's spine
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to revere; to respect; to worship
calamity; disaster; accident
token (effort); something done for form's sake
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many